Headlight for automobiles.



T. H. COLE.

HEADLIGHT FOR AUTOMOBILES. APPLICATION FILED APR. 18, 1914.

Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

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HEADLIGHT FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED APB..18, 1914.

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HEADLIGHT FOE AUTOMOBILES.

APPLIOAIION FILED APRJB, 1914.

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THOMAS HENRY COLE, 0F SOUTI-ISEA, ENGLAND.

HEADLIGHT FOR AUTOMOBILES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

Application filed April 18, 1914. Serial No. 832,953.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS HENRY COLE, asubject ofthe King of Great Britain, residing at 54c Margate road,Southsea, in the county of Hampshire, England, have 1nvented a new anduseful Improvement in and Relating to Headlights for Automobiles, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to head-lights for automobiles and consists in animproved mode of mounting such lights within the bonnet, which latterforms the lantern or housing; my objects being to dispense with theusual body or shell which incloses the lamp and also with the usualbrackets, stays, lugs and other appurtenances or fittings required withlamps as commonly employed, a further feature of my invention being thatthe lamp or each lamp may be provided with a larger reflector.

According to this invention the front end of the bonnet is provided withglass mounted in a frame or in a door or doors behind which is or aremounted a reflector or re flectors according to the number of headlightsemployed, and intermediate of the glass and reflector is mounted a lamp.The top of the bonnet is provided with a ventilator for conveying awaythe hot air.

An embodiment of my invention is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a front View of the bonnet, and Fig. 2 isa view in longitudinal section. Figs. 3 and a are views similar to Figs.1 and 2 illustrating a modification.

In the construction illustrated, the bonnet 1 is provided at its forwardend with a transverse member 2 disposed in the roof of the bonnet, andto this member is detachably connected by any suitable means, a frame 3wherein two lens mirrors 4 are mounted. These mirrors are held in theirframe by means of springs 5 disposed diagonally one behind each mirrorand having their ends engaged over rods 5 pivotally mounted upon theframe, a pad 5 of asbestos or other suitable material being interposedbetween each mirror and its spring support. Upon the front wall of thebonnet and opposite to each mirror is a door 6 of glass mounted in aframe 7 which is hinged midway of the bonnet and the outer sides ofwhich are provided with fasteners 8 for securing the doors when closed.When the head-lights are of the acetylene type the generator 9 issupported upon the covering board of the chassis and the'burner tubes 10extend upward in front of the mirrors. Upon the roof of the bonnet ismounted a ventilator 11 through which the hot gases escape. Thegenerator 19 is provided with brackets 10 projecting from opposite sidesthereof and arranged to be engaged by the sides of the bonnet,whereby tohold the tank 9 in a horizontal position when the bonnet is lowered. Itis desirable that the burners 10 be arranged in such close proximity tothe reflectors 4 that in raising the bonnet the reflectors would strikethe burners. This contingency is avoided by arranging springs 14 on thebottom of the tank 9, preferably adjacent either end thereof, to rest onthe covering board 13 and exert a pressure there against to normallytend to tilt the tank about its forward longitudinal edge. It will beunderstood that when the bonnet is lowered the side walls thereof willengage the brackets 40, and the weight of the bonnet will move the tank9 against the action of the springs 14: to a position in contact withthe covering board 13 throughout the length thereof, where it will beheld against displacement during running of the vehicle and until thebonnet is raised to disengage the brackets 40 and permit the springs tomove the tank 9. i

In place of the generator 9a storage cylinder 15 may be employed,supported, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, upon a seating or cradle formed byan end plate 16 having an inclined slot 17 to receive the neck 15 of thecylinder 15; the edges of said slot being formed or provided with aflange 17 which serves as a distance piece between the body of thecylinder and a stopper 15 and which flange is provided with bolt 17 toretain the cylinder in position. The end plate 16 is mounted upon a baseplate 18 while at the opposite end the cylinder is supported upon asecond plate 19 bent to form a turned-up end 19 and both of the plates18, 19, are secured at their sides to angle bars 20, 21. The seating orcradle may, however, be constructed from a single piece of plate shapedand bent to form ends corresponding with the ends 16, 19 and sidescorresponding with the angle pieces 20, 21. The angle piece 20 may besunk into the covering board 13 to prevent forward movement of thecradle, or such movement may be prevented by providing the cradle withpins which enter holes in the covering board. That end of the cylinder15 opposite to the neck is held by a strap 22 the ends of which arerespectively attached to the angle pieces 20, 21. Supported upon thestrap 22 and the plate 16 is a pipe 23 furnished with branch pipes 23*and burners 24c and connected at oneend by a flexible tube 25 to theoutlet nozzle 15 of the cylinder 15. In order that the cradle 24.- maybe tilted to move the burner tips away from the mirrors a when thebonnet 1 is raised, the seating of the storage cylinder 15 is controlledby springs which serve to raise the inner side of the seating. In Fig. 4is shown by way of example a spring 26 mounted upon the upper flange ofthe angle piece 21 and hearing upon the covering board 13, there being aspring at each end of the flange, the ends 41 of which are held by thebonnet 1 against the influence of the springs, as indicated in Fig. 3.

It is obvious that those skilled in the art may vary the details ofconstruction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spiritof my invention, and therefore I do not wish to be limited to suchfeatures except as may be required by the claims.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with a vehicle bonnet providing a lamp housing at thefront thereof, a reflector arranged in said housing, a fuel tank mountedon the vehicle frame within the said housing, a burner communicatingwith said tank and projecting in front of said reflector, means forholding said tank against displacement, and means for moving said tankwhen the bonnet is raised, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a vehicle bonnet providing a lamp housing at thefront thereof, a reflector mounted in said housing, a fuel tanksupported on the vehicle frame within the said housing, a burnercommunicating with said tank and arranged in front of said reflector,brackets projecting from said tank and arranged to be engaged by saidbonnet whereby to hold the tank against displacement, and a spring fornormally tending to tilt the tank to move the burner and clear thereflector when said bonnet is raised, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a vehicle bonnet providing a lamp housing at thefront thereof, of a ventilator formed on said bonnet at the top of thelamp housing, a frame depending from the roof of said bonnet, a pair ofreflectors removably mounted in said frame, a fuel tank supported on thevehicle frame in said housing, a pair of burners projecting from saidfuel tank in front of the reflectors, means for maintaining said tank inposition to hold the burners in close proximity to the reflectors, andmeans for tilting said tank when the bonnet is raised to move the.burners and clear the reflectors, substantially as described.

4. The combination with a vehicle bonnet providing a lamp housing at thefront thereof, a reflector mounted in said lamp housing, a fuel tank, aburner projecting from said fuel tank in front of said reflector, and acradle for supporting said fuel tank comprising an end plate providedwith a slot for receiving the neck of said tank, a strap for engagingone end of said tank, angle strips connecting said plate and strap,projecting ends on one of said angle strips arranged to be engaged bythe sides of the bonnet and hold the cradle against displacement, andsprings for tilting the cradle when the bonnet is raised, substantiallyas described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twowitnesses.

THOMAS HENRY COLE. lVitnesses:

FRANK C. COLLET, H. A. B. HARINGTON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of IPatents Washington. I C.

